People & Places

best surprise behind a microphone New York 2003 - PAUL O'NEILL

He was a clenched fist and a walking migraine of a professional baseball player, an apparent obsessive who took air-guitar practice swings in right field between pitches and erupted like late-period Mike Tyson whenever a call didn't go his way, but park a retired PAUL O'NEILL behind a microphone, as the YES Network did this year, and guess what? He's mild, likable, and (unbelievably) relaxed.